Wells Fargo Construction Industry Insights

2018 — a year of
continued optimism

The 2018 Construction Industry Forecast summarizes the findings from a nationwide survey of construction executives. The results show that contractors and equipment distributors have an extremely positive outlook for construction activity in 2018.

View the full report to find out when they expect construction activity to pick up, and what expectations are for net profits and rental trends in 2018.

The third quarter is always a good time to check in on how the industry is doing and point out a couple observations about the market. I’ll start by taking a look at our 2018 Construction Industry Forecast and how it has held up.